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Bridging Boundaries

The Sessions Committee will select presentations to represent levels of expertise and a broad topic base. Selection will be based on the value of the proposed topic to the audience and the quality and clarity of the abstract.

Are you new to speaking, or have an interesting short topic? Try the Lightning round — a quick, 12-minute presentation! The perfect intro to conference speaking, present work in progress, or give a brief overview, leaving the audience with a key point to remember.

With the 2018 theme of "Bridging Boundaries," the Consortium is particularly interested in presentations highlighting the topics below (however, any topic is welcomed):

Suggested Topics:

Web, Mobile, and Story Maps

Open Data and Open Source

Remote Sensing and Drones

GIS Program and Data Management

Programming and Development

Environment (Natural Resources, etc.)

Transportation, Utilities, and Infrastructure

Accessibility and Usability

Education

GIS Leadership and Management

Presentation Types:

Lightning Round (12 minutes)

Individual Presentation (25 minutes)

General Topic Presentation

Technical Presentation

Research Discussion (60-90 minutes)

Panel Discussion (60-90 minutes)

Product Demonstrations (25 minutes)

Poster Display

Display area: 4 ft (height) x 8 ft (width)

Project-specific and cartographic exhibits welcome

Web Map Display

Video submission format (.wmv), once an abstract has been accepted

Abstract submission:

Abstracts cannot exceed 300 words

Incomplete abstracts will not be accepted

Abstract submission is online only

* required

First Name *Person submitting the abstract.

Last Name *

Email Address *

Presentation Title *

Type of Presentation *-Lightning Round: A quick 12-minute presentation, a perfect intro to conference speaking, present work in progress, or give a brief overview; leaving the audience with a key point to remember.-Presentations by conference exhibitors that market specific products or services may be accepted as product demonstrations.-Allotted time is for presentation only, and additional 3-5 minutes will be designated for questions.-WebMaps highlight functionality and interactivity of web maps.

Authors

First Author First Name *

First Author Last Name *

Presenter? *

YesNo

Title

Organization

Street Address *

Address (cont.)

City *

First Author State *

Zip Code *

Phone (123-456-7890)

Second Author

Second Author First Name

Second Author Last Name

Presenter

YesNo

Second Author Title

Second Author Organization

Second Author Street Address

Second Author Address (cont.)

Second Author City

2nd Author State

Second Author Zip Code

Second Author Phone (123-456-7890)

Second Author Email

Additional Authors

Note: Only for Panel Discussions. Please include the same information asked for the first and second authors.

Author Information

Presenter Bios

Presenter bios must be limited to 50 words for each presenter. A bio is simply stating your name and other introductory information. A moderator will use this to introduce you prior to your presentation, giving the audience a little background information on why you are presenting the topic.

Please place bios in the box (no resumes or CVs) *

3000 of 3000 characters remaining

Abstracts

Abstracts must be limited to 300 words. Remember, a clear concise abstract is your best ticket to a logical track placement and a well-attended session. To control word count and spelling errors it is recommended that you cut and paste from a Word document or attach your abstract in .doc format. In order to aid us in tracking these documents. Please add your last name into the name of your file.